Designed by Jakob + MacFarlane, Le Cube Orange as architectural centre is located in Lyon, France. The historical French town of Lyon is slowly making a name for itself as home to some of the country’s most expressive and adventurous architecture, as five collaborating practices complete ‘The Monolith’, Patriarche & Co present commercial building ‘Genzyme’ and now Jakob + MacFarlane unveil...
Designed by Arqtel, Primary School construction-savvy design is located in Les Cabanyes, Spain. This bright primary school by design studio Arqtel generates a dialogue with its surroundings not only through its spatial composition and architectural tectonics but also through its volumetric orientation. As a result, the building optimises functional programme at the same time as it focuses on aspects...
The Research and Enterprise Centre designed by Tritschler Tritschler Associates is located in Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland. The two-storey section has a dramatic curved roof and the upper floor of this section is a mezzanine. The curvature of the roof reflects the slope of the land and rises to meet the mature tree line on the eastern boundary. The elevation facing the River...
Designed by Sauerbruch Hutton, Brandhorst Museum prepares to open is located in Munich, Germany. The exterior consists of layers with different functions. On top of the building’s substructure and insulation there is a layer of horizontally folded sheet metal with fine perforations. In front of this, 36,000 ceramic rods have been fixed vertically. These are finished in 21 different coloured...
Designed by Bentel & Bentel Architects/Planners, Cielo, Boca Raton Resort & Club is located in Florida, United States. The design emphasizes the views outward. To capitalize on the reflected light coming up from the surface of the sea below, and as a way of dramatizing the prominent horizon line, all of the ceilings are highly reflective. These capture the light as well as the motion of the...